Do you appear as an expert witness?
Yes. We appear in mediation and can testify to the findings in our sealed reports.
Legal Support and Expert Witness
Inspections and reports written to stand up in mediation, plus an engineer who can sit in the room and explain them.
What is included
- Review of all available construction drawings and documents
- Detailed visual inspection of the exterior building envelope
- Written report with details, photographs, and located findings
- Review of all existing warranties for the building
- Appearance in mediation as an expert witness
What we produce
We provide legal support through inspections and report writing that supplies evidence for the association's case. We review all available construction drawings and documents, perform a preliminary inspection to become familiar with the property, gather dimensional information, and collect other site data specific to the project.
We then perform a detailed visual inspection of the exterior building envelope, focused on the cladding, balconies, walkways, windows, and roofs, and catalog our findings in written notes and photographs.
How far the analysis can go
The report describes each exterior building-envelope component, identifies the locations inspected, states the condition of the stucco, sealants, and balconies, outlines possible sources of water intrusion, and summarizes our recommendations.
From there the analysis extends as the matter requires: forensic analysis, infrared testing, laboratory sampling, research into existing warranties, and destructive testing where the question cannot be answered any other way.
Related projects
Where we have done this work.
Who carries this work
Licensed and credentialed in waterproofing & restoration
Common questions.
Do you review warranties?
Yes. Warranty review is part of the engagement, because a live warranty often changes both who pays and what the association is free to do to the building.
Next step
Need legal support and expert witness?
Send the building, the site, and the timeline. A licensed engineer will tell you what we would actually do.